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What Students Want

This podcast is an exploration of what students, young and old, are really looking for. Why do we learn avidly in some environments but are bored in others? What is an immersive learning experience an... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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9. We get hired as Marketing Directors for an imaginary school with Scott Allenby

9. We get hired as Marketing Directors for an imaginary school with Scott Allenby

Our guest today is Scott Allenby. He is the Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at Proctor Academy. Sco... Read more

14 Feb 2019

46mins

Ranked #2

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24. Change Your DNA to Grow Your School, with Patrick Basset

24. Change Your DNA to Grow Your School, with Patrick Basset

Our guest today is Patrick Bassett. You may know him as longtime NAIS President, or even as the founder of Heads Up Educ... Read more

23 May 2019

51mins

Ranked #3

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38. Launching 80 Schools in 8 Months, with Kelly Smith

38. Launching 80 Schools in 8 Months, with Kelly Smith

What do you get when an MIT physics graduate volunteers at the public library computer lab to tinker with a few kids bui... Read more

29 Aug 2019

43mins

Ranked #4

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45. The Charter School Movement Looks Ahead, with Nina Rees

45. The Charter School Movement Looks Ahead, with Nina Rees

Nina Rees is the president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. After workin... Read more

17 Oct 2019

27mins

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Ranked #5

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53. The Real Way Technology Will Impact Our Classrooms, with Matt Greenfield

53. The Real Way Technology Will Impact Our Classrooms, with Matt Greenfield

From where do contemporary, resilient changes begin - from a top-down mandate, or from a bottom-up, tech-driven evolutio... Read more

9 Jan 2020

30mins

Ranked #6

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41. Positioning an Internship as an Actual Job Changes the Game, with Conor Heaton

41. Positioning an Internship as an Actual Job Changes the Game, with Conor Heaton

Conor Heaton guides expansion strategy for the Cristo Rey Network as their Director of School Growth. A former trial att... Read more

19 Sep 2019

30mins

Ranked #7

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23. Technology in Education: A Balancing Act, with Michael Soskil

23. Technology in Education: A Balancing Act, with Michael Soskil

Our guest today is  Michael Soskil. He is a teacher, an author, an international keynote speaker an education consultant... Read more

16 May 2019

38mins

Ranked #8

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51. How to Access the “Three Buckets of Money,” with Michele Timmons

51. How to Access the “Three Buckets of Money,” with Michele Timmons

Summary:Having connected her clients to over $200 million in grants through the work done by her company - EnvisionEdPlu... Read more

5 Dec 2019

44mins

Ranked #9

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39. How We Explain it Really Matters, with Liz Willen

39. How We Explain it Really Matters, with Liz Willen

When you want the box seat view of what’s happening across-the-board in American education, you ask Liz Willen, Editor-i... Read more

5 Sep 2019

30mins

Ranked #10

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27. Patterns That Emerge After 1K School Visits, with Anthony Kim

27. Patterns That Emerge After 1K School Visits, with Anthony Kim

Our guest today is Anthony Kim, Founder and CEO of Education Elements.  Anthony built virtual schools before anyone had ... Read more

13 Jun 2019

37mins

Ranked #11

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36. Creating a Culture of Innovation, with Keara Mascarenaz

36. Creating a Culture of Innovation, with Keara Mascarenaz

Keara Mascarenaz joined us for an explosive jaunt through innovation in education. We visited destinations such as: pers... Read more

15 Aug 2019

30mins

Ranked #12

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2. Selling The Invisible in school marketing

2. Selling The Invisible in school marketing

My guest today is David Garden. He is an expert service marketer with 20+ years’ experience. David has an MBA in Marketi... Read more

3 Dec 2018

41mins

Ranked #13

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42. Education Through a Serendipity Vehicle, with David Perell

42. Education Through a Serendipity Vehicle, with David Perell

David Perell is a bright, curious mind, dancing around important concepts with a global tribe. We hope that a lot of our... Read more

26 Sep 2019

57mins

Ranked #14

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29. Maker-Centered Learning Grows Your School, with Jim Tiffin

29. Maker-Centered Learning Grows Your School, with Jim Tiffin

Our guest today is Jim Tiffin. He infuses excitement into everything he does, and his enthusiasm will infect you in this... Read more

27 Jun 2019

34mins

Ranked #15

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50. Four Steps to Sustainably Engage Foundations, with Yossi Prager

50. Four Steps to Sustainably Engage Foundations, with Yossi Prager

AVI CHAI has invested over $300 million to benefit Jewish education through a wide variety of programs. As Executive Dir... Read more

21 Nov 2019

32mins

Ranked #16

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34. Have You Heard of Sora Schools?, with Indra Sofian

34. Have You Heard of Sora Schools?, with Indra Sofian

Indra Sofian offered us an inside look at the founding and launch of a progressive, student-directed high school known a... Read more

1 Aug 2019

40mins

Ranked #17

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26. Design Thinking: Creating the Future, with Joe Erpelding

26. Design Thinking: Creating the Future, with Joe Erpelding

Our guest today is Joe Erpelding. Joe is the Principal at Design39 Campus where he has used his previous experience - he... Read more

6 Jun 2019

31mins

Ranked #18

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15. Moving From Courses to Networks, with Tom Vander Ark

15. Moving From Courses to Networks, with Tom Vander Ark

Our guest today is Tom Vander Ark, an education advocate, and adviser for better learning. He is the author of “Getting ... Read more

28 Mar 2019

32mins

Ranked #19

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5. Design Fundamentals for Schools, with Laura Elizabeth

5. Design Fundamentals for Schools, with Laura Elizabeth

Our guest today is Laura Elizabeth. She is the creator of designacademy.io - which helps developers conquer their fear o... Read more

17 Jan 2019

54mins

Ranked #20

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14. Improving Parent Engagement Using the Dual Capacity Framework, with Tim Mains

14. Improving Parent Engagement Using the Dual Capacity Framework, with Tim Mains

Our guest today is Tim Mains. He is the Superintendent at Pine Bush Central School District in Middletown, New York. Tim... Read more

21 Mar 2019

40mins

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